Fairbury, Ill. – June 25, 2011 – Persistent rain showers throughout the day Saturday forced DIRTcar Racing and Fairbury Speedway track officials to postpone the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event that was slated to be the sixth night of racing during the month long tour. The event will now be run on July 23 but will not count towards Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals point standings.
The rainout is the fifth Summer Nationals event out of 10 to be either postponed or canceled by rain since the series began last Wednesday. The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will return to action Sunday, June 26 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich. John DeMoss of Bloomington, Ind., will lead the tour into I-96 Speedway holding a 53-point advantage over Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill. Jay Ledford of Pontiac, Ill., sits in third place 61 markers behind DeMoss.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Point Standings (Top 20) Through (6/25/11) Fairbury American Legion Speedway
RANK | DRIVER | TOTAL | DIFF |
1 | JOHN DEMOSS | 238 | |
2 | JEFF CURL | 185 | -53 |
3 | JAY LEDFORD | 177 | -61 |
4 | KELBY SIMMONS | 175 | -63 |
5 | TIM HANCOCK | 170 | -68 |
6 | KEN SCHRADER | 160 | -78 |
7 | MIKE HARRISON | 160 | -78 |
8 | MCKAY WENGER | 153 | -85 |
9 | CLINT DEMOSS | 133 | -105 |
10 | BRENT MULLINS | 123 | -115 |
11 | CRAIG KERN | 120 | -118 |
12 | NICK HOFFMAN | 112 | -126 |
13 | DONOVAN LODGE | 109 | -129 |
14 | STEVE LACH | 109 | -129 |
15 | GABE MENSER | 107 | -131 |
16 | AARON DRAEGE | 106 | -132 |
17 | SCOTT WEBER | 105 | -133 |
18 | DEAN HOFFMAN | 103 | -135 |
19 | BRIAN LYNN | 102 | -136 |
20 | DAVE WEITHOLDER | 99 | -139 |
2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
*denotes will not count towards Summit Modified Nationals points
Date | Track | Location | Winner (Cars) |
June 15 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | PPD/July 12 |
June 16 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Ken Schrader (39) |
June 17 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Ryan Gustin (52) |
June 18 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Canceled Rain |
June 20 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | PPD/July13 |
June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | PPD/July 14 |
June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Ken Schrader (37) |
June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Mike Harrison (35) |
June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Mike Harrison(41) |
June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | PPD/July 23* |
June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | |
June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | |
June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | |
June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | |
July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | |
July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | |
July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | |
July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | |
July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | |
July 8 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | |
July 9 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
July 10 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | |
July 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | |
July 13 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | |
July 14 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | |
July 15 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | |
July 16 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio |
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